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 [ syll. Úna- ] The girl name Úna is used mostly in Irish and Scottish. Its language of origin is Celtic. The name is of obscure derivation; it could be from 'úna' (hunger) or else from 'uan' (lamb). Una is the Anglicized form of the name, and it is often associated with the Latin 'unus' (one) meaning 'one', as in the Edmund Spenser epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590, 1596), where the Anglicized name is borne by a beautiful female character who is the object of Red Crosse's affection. The Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Agnes, the Scottish Euna, the English and German Juno, the Irish and English Una, the English Unity, and the English, German, and Welsh Winifred are variant forms of the name. The spelling variants Oona (Irish), Oonagh (Irish), Unagh (Gaelic and Irish), and Unna (English) are other forms of Úna. Úna is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Úna include the Irish Oona, the Irish Oonagh, and the Irish and English Una.   |
